SSCG2

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How did the English Bill of Rights limit the power of the monarch?

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The monarch could not levy taxes without a specific grant from Parliament.

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What forced King John of England to grant rights to the nobility, respect the rights of his subjects, and accept limitations to his powers as king?

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The Magna Carta

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Which of these was a major philosophy expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
support for states' rights and slavery,
a belief in the natural rights of citizens,
the need for a federal system of government,
a belief in the benefits of a laissez-faire economy

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a belief in the natural rights of citizens

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Montesquieu is credited with devising the basic Constitutional principle of

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separation and balance of governmental power.

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Rousseau's ideas of "natural law" led to his publication of The Social Contract in 1763. His writings reflect Enlightenment ideals because he desired

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greater rights for common people

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John Locke's writing reflects the ideals of the Enlightenment in that

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men are created with equal rights and responsibilities under the law of nature.

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Which European philosopher proposed that dividing the government into three branches would prevent any one person or group from gaining total control?

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Baron de Montesquieu

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What did the ideas of John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean Jacques Rousseau have in common?

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The philosophies inspired the American and French revolutions.

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Article 29 of the Magna Carta establishes the concept of

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due process of law

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The ideas contained in the Declaration of Independence were MOST influenced by

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the Social Contract Theory.